I quit smoking 4 weeks ago. In the beginning I was having severe panic attacks for hours, they would usually ease up around evening. Many times I did wake up in my sleep from them and had them for hours. I went to the ER because I had a bad attack and they gave me Lorazepam. After 2 weeks of using Lorazepam, whenever I come off the drug, I get severely depression, derealization, and horrible side-effects including horrible/irrational fears and thoughts which I cannot sleep because of them. I also get horrible headaches/pressures/burning sensations on my back. I also would wake up with heavy breathing which persisted the entire day unless I took more Lorazepam. When I take Lorazepam I get happier (sometimes still a bit depression) but able to function more and sleep. I used to do a lot of self-improvement before quitting smoking and now I want to continue persuing it and get back to dating and other things I enjoyed, but I simply can't, I want to but I can't. I think about it but then negativity comes back up. I feel so hopeless and lonely and I've never felt this way before. I was so happy before I quit smoking, I was making so much progress and making myself into a better person with confidence and my self-esteem. It's so screwed up. My doctor prescribed me Paxil for a month because he believes it's all low serotonin and to take the Lorazepam as needed. I've been taking it for 4 days now... It's like these attacks just come up for no reason whatsoever, the thoughts then come into my head and I try to control them and ignore them, which does help slightly but they always come back and I have derealization. I'm scared to think that all of this is going to effect me forever. I've never been in this state before but suffering from this makes me feel like I'm going to have to be on paxil forever, currently only prescribed for a month... My parents don't understand how hard it is to feel like you are constantly being smothering and feeling completely dead. You feel paralyzed but you are not. Tired but don't want to sleep, in fact, at times the anxiety can come up right when I'm falling asleep that it's simply impossible. How long does it typically take for this stuff to kick in?
I'm an extremely positive person BTW, I believe strongly in the Law of Attraction and know that it works wonders for me. I also have many girls chasing me and many friends who wish to see me. But I don't find any of it interesting right now.
I'm an extremely positive person BTW, I believe strongly in the Law of Attraction and know that it works wonders for me. I also have many girls chasing me and many friends who wish to see me. But I don't find any of it interesting right now.